Array was selected as part of an integrated team to provide planning and design services for the replacement of Inspira Health’s Woodbury hospital. After selection, Inspira asked Array to lead a rapid assessment phase integrating their strategic plan, financial projections, and operational goals along with site and cost analysis to determine if the replacement hospital should remain on the existing site or move to a new site in the service area.
After determining a new site would best serve the health system’s goals, Array began our process-led Lean design approach to program and plan the new facility. Cross functional work sessions were held with each team to map the current state flows of every department. Armed with a detailed assessment, we worked with the teams to develop the ideal future state and work flows for the new facility.
The 460,000 SF facility sits on a 100-acre site and includes 210 private patient rooms, smart room technology, and a chassis built to grow. The facility features a split flow emergency department that includes an integrated pediatrics sub-unit including observation and inpatient beds. The surgical and procedural areas have been combined into a universal interventional platform to promote flexibility and efficiency.
All patient care units are designed with staff effectiveness and safety in mind. Family and patient comfort is incorporated through large windows, distributed pockets of waiting and respite, a single point of check-in an registration for all visits and visitors, outdoor dining and garden areas, as well as a technology hub in the lobby to assist patients and families with personal health technology devices and integration.
By embarking on a highly-collaborative structure from the outset, the integrated team identified methodologies that have resulted in a significant square footage reduction from the original benchmarked program, as well as defining a schedule that resulted in an operational facility within 33 months from the start of design.